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Monday, April 21, 2014

Life in Guatemala A to Z: Religion

There are many churches in Guatemala, with the Catholic Church being the largest and the oldest, of course. Catholicism goes way back to when the Spaniards came to the New World.

At Easter time, the week leading up to it is called Semana Santa, or Holy Week. It's a festival week with vacationing, partying, family gatherings, and religious celebrations, culminating with Easter Sunday.

Regardless of one's personal religious affiliation, appreciating the
Catholic churches with their schools, culture, statuary, courtyards is
part of learning the history of the land.

How beautiful and the first church is really interesting with the Points...it almost has a Moorish design or look which would make sense since Spain was the country that is represented here. I love the colourful way they celebrate Easter and there is probably some old customs intermingled with the catholic faith

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